Hello! This time it really feels like we have done a TON since the last post. Because we have! Here is the cliff notes version(take a deep breath folks, this could be one long sentence): Last Wednesday we had Bible study at the waterfall in Sibebe again. We enjoyed seeing the kids two weeks in a row. After that we welcomed the team from First Baptist Washington. The new faces, fresh off the plane…I don’t know if fresh is the right word to use…you get it though. Just to initiate them well we went to Ngowane on Thursday for children, youth and adult Bible study. We had at least 200 children and 40 adults. Before Bible study we split into groups with one translator in each and traveled over the river and through the woods to homesteads. We greeted each homestead, talked about life and asked them questions about their beliefs. We had a wide range of conversations within the group. They were anywhere from the importance of education, to Zionism, to people receiving Christ. What better way to dive in! The Swazi people are incredibly welcoming and stop everything to sit down and talk. It’s just another way life is different here. There is ALWAYS time for interruption. Friday, we traveled to Hawane(the windy “city” in Swaziland). Hunter and I taught adults while the rest of the team taught children. Saturday, half of the team piled in the car to do homestead visits in Lesibovu while the others waited at the mission house for the arrival of 648 healthcare buckets. They were planning on unloading them but the buckets never came. So we all met up for lunch and another Bible study at Lesibovu. We enjoyed time playing ‘jump the creek’, taking pictures, teaching the youth translators how to do the electric slide, and just spending time together. The few days we have left is starting to sink in so we are soaking up every moment we can. Sunday, half the group attended Peace Baptist church, while the others climbed the mountain to Ntisntsa Baptist. Simanga made a surprise visit in the afternoon. We drank tea and taught him to play a card game. We had our first revival service Sunday night. Although cold, it was encouraging to sing, hear a message and spend more time together with the Swazis. I don’t think that will ever get old. As for now, every moment among these new friends is worth soaking up and later we will talk about the impending plane ride at the end of the week.
We only have two more days of ministry left including two revivals and are very excited about already seeing 5 people come to Christ through homestead visits. We will soon talk to you from the same side of the ocean!
Until the whole world hears,
Katy
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